We’re the Only Ones Malingering Enough

A former Southern California police officer who was receiving disability payments for a head injury is facing multiple charges after prosecutors say she had been going to concerts and amusement parks, playing golf and even running in races. [More]

This is the third “Only Ones”-as-fraudsters post today, and I don’t go looking for these. “Who will guard the guards?” indeed…

[Via Steve T]

♫ A Three Hour Tour… ♫

Gunfire erupts after a charter boat altercation in South Carolina beach town, police say… The Associated Press reported that an online flyer advertised a party Sunday on a three-hour cruise with a DJ. [More]

Anybody got a copy of the flyer? Why is it I’ve followed links to half a dozen “accounts”real reports” on this and not one of them gives a description or names of the victims or the suspects?

When I was in journalism school, the first thing we learned was the 5 W’s and H, with the first W being “Who.”

[Via Jess]

Related UPDATE

We’re the Only Ones Joining In Enough

A North Myrtle Beach police officer responding to the shooting accidentally shot himself in the leg at a marina about 3 miles (5 kilometers) away and is in the hospital in stable condition, North Myrtle Beach spokeswoman Lauren Jessie said.

Hey, everybody else was getting shot…

[Via Keith B]

South of the Border, Down Mexico Way

Two top officials in Mexico City died at the hands of a team of gunmen in a crime that shook the highest levels of that country’s government. The targeted killing comes just days after a group of gunmen in Jalisco State shot and killed two police instructors with ties to the U.S. Department of State. [More]

Y’hear that, Pedro?

[Via bondmen]

We’re the Only Ones Barrier-Breaking Enough

A New Hampshire man who was heralded as the first black sheriff in the state’s history was sentenced on Monday to 3 1/2 years in prison for squandering $19,000 of taxpayers’ money on expensive getaways with multiple love interests — and then lying to investigators about what he’d done. [More]

I guess he had to work twice as hard at being a corrupt piece of s…

[Via bondmen]

We’re the Only Ones Homicidal Enough

Three years ago, Detective Daniel Leyden shot and killed his girlfriend, Deputy Abigail Bieber, before turning the gun and killing himself. It was the third murder-suicide involving Hillsborough County deputies within five years. [More]

And the LEO/”civilian” divide isn’t just localized.

Just think of all the situations and places where they can have a gun and you can’t. Then ask yourself what the state is unleashing on the rest of us.

[Via Edmund M]

If Only They’d Disarm You and Me…

Teens hung out in a room with a gun. Now a Maryland father mourns. [More]

How many Maryland “gun law” violations can you count?

And there’s the obligatory Kris Brown quote, claiming “guns are ‘the number one killer’ of children and teens…”

It’s almost like “real reporter” Jasmine Hilton writes editorials instead of news…

[Via bondmen]

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

“Bomb threats, for example, could lead to suspension or expulsion,” reports Nicole Asbury in the Washington Post. “Previously, the district’s student code of conduct said such threats could trigger the lowest level of response or penalty, such as a detention or other teacher-led intervention.” [More]

Hey, gotta prepare ’em for the real world…

[Via Michael G]

With Her Own Petard

“Representative LaMonica McIver assaulted, impeded, and interfered with law enforcement in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111 (a)(1)”… [More]

So, if convicted, will Gunsense Candidate LaMonica now be a “prohibited person”? And now that she’s been indicted, will any guns she might own be impounded?

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